Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Acadiana Home School Athletics Commandos at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: NELA Christian Homeschool, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool was ranked fifth). Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool lost 3-0 to NELA Christian Homeschool two weeks ago.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Acadiana Home School Athletics was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of First Baptist Christian.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 17-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Despite the loss, Acadiana Home School Athletics saw an underclassman step up: Leo Mader had nine kills, nine digs, and five aces. That's the most aces Mader has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Menard, who had seven digs, five kills, and three aces.
Even though they lost, Acadiana Home School Athletics was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive contests.
Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Acadiana Home School Athletics, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Acadiana Home School Athletics when the teams last played back in September. Will Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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